It’s always nice to get good reviews, but its even nicer to see them published. 2017 saw Myself, Dublin Photography School, and TDactive take two photography holidays to Transylvania and Brasov, and on the back of the success of these we have planned some more photography trips to Romania in 2018.

Nadia wrote a fantastic article for Stellar.ie reviewing her experiences on the our Transylvanian photography trip.

If you like what you read why not have a look at our other fantastic photo holiday destinations planned in 2018 including India, Croatia, Transylvania and Morocco to name but a few, Why not pop over to Dublin Photography school and or TDactive and see out full range of amazing destinations.

Stewart would like to thank all who attended his recent exhibition in Steam Box with Kim Lynch in which he presented a Lomographic Body of work in collaboration with Kim titled “”Beauty Is An Imperfect Thing”. The evening was a fantastic success and was a fantastic tribute to curator and educator Martin Cregg and the students of Kevin’s College for their hard work and dedication in preparing and organizing the space.

Photograph Restoration Course in Dublin using Adobe Photoshop

Are you Looking to take a course in Photograph Restoration? Then Check out Dublin Photography Schools latest workshop. Do you have a precious family photo which has been in your wallet for many years and is now full of marks, folds or scratches from wear and tear? Maybe you have found a box of old photographs in the attic which have fallen foul to some damp mould or water damage? With the photoshop skills that you already have, take them to the next level and learn a fantastic new practical skill with our photo restoration workshop. This workshop will teach you everything you need to know to restore your precious memories to their former glory. Throughout the day you will be taken from preparation and scanning to cloning and patching. This practical workshop will be in the comfort of a dedicated computer, multi media lab room which provides everything that you need. A basic knowledge of photoshop is recommended for this worshop.

When we think about camera accessories, I’ll admit that camera straps are not the first gadget that spring to mind, but there a couple of reasons I’m such a big advocate of aftermarket straps.

Comfort: depending on the camera and lens you are carrying around, there could be some serious weight hanging around your neck, now if you have big shoulders like mine, then the out of the box camera straps just don’t fit securely over the shoulder. Also because after market straps like, Joby, Slingshot, Crumpler are much wider they do not cut into you.

Security: because these straps are much longer, they allow you to wear your camera across your body, which make them much harder to snatch off you in an unguarded moment. Also they allow you to wear the camera under a jacket or open top, making it harder to spot.

Walking Advert: because they are generic colours, they do not advertise the model camera you are carrying, which will hopefully deter steal to order thieves that operate in some cities.

Look less like a tourist: a small one, but important to me, a lot of my travel photography is about fitting in and not drawing attention to myself, now if i could only get rid of my socks and sandals, bum bag, I would be setJ

So after losing my last crumpler strap a few months ago, I had no choice to pick up a new strap. I just happened to be in the Camera Centre in the Square Shopping Centre in Tallaght, when I seen one for €79.99, now I know that I could get it online for cheaper on sites like Amazon and Ebay, but I’m a big believer in shopping local and keeping the high street open so it not bother me that I spent a few quid over the odds. Also the staffs there are really good at their jobs and are always nice to me.

Length: the strap length is designed for someone who is carrying a bit of relaxed muscle like myself so it’s quite comfortable.

Weight Distribution: the strap spreads the weight over the entire chest back and rests on the side of hip, making it quite comfortable to wear.

Strap Width: the width of strap is 50-60mm meaning that the weight of the camera does not cut into you. ( Big one for me.)

Joby Sling Professional Strap XXLWidth

Anti Slip Covering: This stops the camera moving around too much, but if you’re wearing loose clothing can drag your clothes around a bit as the strap grips the loose fabric.

Swivel lock: the strap comes with a rotating base that allows the camera to move freely. This is easily screwed into any standard tripod socket.

joby pro sling sJoby Sling Professional Strap XXL Swivel Lock

Carbiner Clip: this attaches to the camera strap socket and the other part clips onto the clinch in the strap meaning if for some reason the swivel lock comes undone you will have a back up to stop the camera falling.

Joby Sling Professional Strap XXL Carbiner Clip

Cable tidies: these are a god send for tying of excess strap length you don’t want.

Joby Sling Professional Strap XXL Excess Clips

Things I did not like about this strap:

Cushion: there is no real padding in the strap meaning that it is not as comfortable as say a crumpler strap.

Anti slip Coating edge: in places the strap has a sharp edge from the plastic slip coating, not a bother except were the strap makes contact with the neck line, can be irritating.

Price: even online the price is a little steep for what essentially a glorified length of fabric.